Expos @ Cubs
July 3, 1979

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Bottom 9 R H E
Expos 2 6 1
Cubs 2 9 0
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Expos 2 6 1
Cubs 3 10 0

Bill Buckner Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .294
OBP .000 .326
At Bats 4 313
Hits 0 92
• Singles 0 57
• Doubles 0 20
• Triples 0 6
• Home Runs 0 9
Walks 0 15
RBI’s 0 42

Woodie Fryman Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 2 5
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Wrigley Field - July 3, 1979
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Single
Woodie Fryman
Gary Carter
Tony Perez
Rodney Scott
Larry Parrish
Jim Mason
Warren Cromartie
Andre Dawson
Ellis Valentine
Bill Buckner
Steve Dillard
Mick Kelleher
Steve Ontiveros

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Montreal Expos 2 6 1 7
Chicago Cubs 3 10 0 10
Winning Pitcher Bruce Sutter
Losing Pitcher Woodie Fryman
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Bill Buckner
Attendance 24,979
Time of Game 2 hours 40 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

End of Game

Buckner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Ontiveros scores. Kelleher moves to third. Dillard moves to second. That run is unearned.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Sam Mejias pinch hits for Bruce Sutter. Mejias hits a fly ball into center field. Dawson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Dillard is walked intentionally.
Bottom 9 Kelleher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Scott fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Scott. Ontiveros moves to third. Kelleher moves to second.
Bottom 9 Foote is called out on strikes.
Bottom 9 Ontiveros takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Fryman strikes out.
Top 9 Mason hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kelleher scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Parrish hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kelleher scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Vail strikes out.
Bottom 8 Martin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Scott scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Kingman hits a fly ball into center field. Dawson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Valentine hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kelleher fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 8 Carter takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Perez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ontiveros fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Mick Kelleher now playing shortstop. Steve Dillard now playing second base. Bruce Sutter now pitching. Dawson strikes out.
Bottom 7 Woodie Fryman now pitching. Buckner hits a line drive towards short. Mason reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Steve Dillard pinch runs for Larry Biittner. Scot Thompson pinch hits for Ted Sizemore. Thompson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Henderson scores. Dillard moves to third.
Bottom 7 Elias Sosa now pitching. Larry Biittner pinch hits for Ivan De Jesus. Biittner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Ontiveros scores. Henderson moves to second.
Bottom 7 Ken Henderson pinch hits for Mike Krukow. Henderson takes first base on ball four. Ontiveros moves to second.
Bottom 7 Foote hits a fly ball into left field. Cromartie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Ontiveros hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Vail hits a ball on the ground towards third. Parrish fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Scott hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Cromartie hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cromartie for the out.
Top 7 Grimsley hits a fly ball into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Martin strikes out.
Bottom 6 Kingman hits a popup towards first. Perez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Buckner hits a fly ball into center field. Dawson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Mason hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Parrish strikes out.
Top 6 Valentine strikes out.
Top 6 Carter hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Perez moves to third.
Top 6 Perez hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Martin. Perez reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Sizemore hits a line drive towards short. Mason catches it and throws to second to double up Krukow.
Bottom 5 De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Scott fields it and throws to home to get Ontiveros. Foote moves to third. Krukow moves to second.
Bottom 5 Krukow bunts towards the mound. Grimsley fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Ontiveros moves to third. Foote moves to second.
Bottom 5 Foote hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Ontiveros moves to second.
Bottom 5 Ontiveros hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Dawson hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Scott hits a fly ball into center field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Cromartie hits a fly ball into right field. Vail settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Grimsley hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Vail hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mason fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Martin hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Kingman strikes out.
Bottom 4 Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Scott scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Mason strikes out.
Top 4 Parrish hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Valentine hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 Carter hits a fly ball into center field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Sizemore hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Grimsley fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 The umpire calls a balk on Grimsley De Jesus moves to second.
Bottom 3 De Jesus hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Krukow strikes out.
Bottom 3 Foote hits a ball on the ground towards third. Parrish fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Perez is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Dawson hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Scott hits a fly ball into center field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Ontiveros hits a ball on the ground towards third. Parrish fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Vail hits a ball on the ground towards third. Parrish fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 2 Martin takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Cromartie hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Grimsley hits a fly ball into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Mason strikes out.
Bottom 1 Kingman strikes out.
Bottom 1 Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards right. Valentine fields it and throws to second to catch De Jesus for the out.
Bottom 1 Sizemore hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Scott settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 De Jesus hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Parrish strikes out.
Top 1 Valentine hits a line drive towards third. Ontiveros reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Carter is walked intentionally.
Top 1 Perez hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Martin. Perez reaches second base with a double. Cromartie scores. Dawson moves to third.
Top 1 Dawson takes first base on ball four. Cromartie moves to second.
Top 1 Scott hits a fly ball into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Cromartie hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.